Tag Archives: 8mm

The first part of the story of making this cardigan was in a previous post Cabled Cardigan My favourite method of inserting zippers into knits is to use the garment yarn and a knit repair (mini latch-hook) tool to chain … Continue reading →

I am FINALLY almost done the cabled cardigan commission I’ve been working on! All that’s left is to sew in the zipper. This was one of those projects where, if it could go wrong, it did. I had to reknit … Continue reading →

The project I’m working on now is a good example of why it’s so important to swatch when machine knitting. It’s a cabled cardigan and as you can see from this picture it looks HUGE when on the machine compared … Continue reading →

Now, this sponge bar is NOT for the Singer 120 (or similar 8mm machines) but is a skinny one from an old standard machine I have, a Kappa Model 10. The weather stripping is 1/8” x 3/8” with adhesive on … Continue reading →

Quickie project: hooded baby blanket/towel for friends of ours. I actually finished this a couple weeks ago but had to wait til we gave it to them to post it. 🙂 This was done in a promo yarn from Bernat … Continue reading →

Well, all projects got put on hold when I got a knitting commission last week. Since I had to wait a few days for the yarn to come in, Dan suggested I use the time to do up a ribbed … Continue reading →

Here are some of the tools Dan has made for me for my Bond. At the top are two claw weights made from forks, fishing weights and s-hooks. Across the bottom there are 2 claw weights made from forks and … Continue reading →